Yes...I found several posts on different forums where people said exactly these words. I know it sounds awful. Also, there are many cases when their spouses can't make them wear hearing aids, so both of them suffer.
%% Any pistol even a .22 pistol is loud; .22 rifle with 24 inch barrel = fine. I thinks its the .22 Sonic bullets that dont break the sound barrier or something like that- they are notable quiet. Mainly, use ear muffs when target SHOOTING; shooting a varmint/LOL ,dont really notice the noise much, especially when you hit the varmint...................................................................................30-06, 12 gauge are a bit loud.